Well, the wood ball competition is rougher and more competitive than pearl ball. Conducted on bare earth, it creates a lot of dust in the air.

木球比珍珠球更激烈，更有竞争性。因为是在泥地上举行，常会搅得尘土飞杨。

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In the year of 1870, a sort of ball made of feather and wood as well as a bat woven with strings were invented.

1870年，出现了用羽毛、软木做的球和穿弦的球拍。

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Players found they could hit the ball much further with this driver, which has a huge head made from stainless steel rather than the traditional wood.

玩家发现用这种非传统木头做的大头不锈钢球杆可以把球打的更远。

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The ball was made of iron and wood and it was lit with one hundred lights.

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For all the sport's complex strategies and mind games, there is a visceral appeal in seeing a piece of wood propel a leather ball 400 feet over a fence and watching the batter trot confidently around the bases.

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And they were initially rewarded when on-loan Surrey left-hander Newman was lbw playing forward to a ball that nipped back, Wood edged to gully and Wagh was bowled by an off-cutter.

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Wood blocked Hougaard's attempted kick and hacked the ball towards the try-line, but was just beaten to the ball by Saracens scrum-half Neil de Kock.

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